Garment-supporter.



J.D.GONEY. GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 17, 1910.

Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

WITNESSES COLUMBIA PLANOCIRAPH COUWASHINGTON, D c

TINITED STT NT FFIE.

JAMES D. CONEY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMEs D. CONEY, a citizenof the United States, residing at Detroit, county of lVayne, State ofMichigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inGarment-Supporters, and de clare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and novel device forsupporting garments of various kinds when not in use in such a way as topreserve their shapes.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterizedwill hereinafter he pointed out with particularity in the claim; but fora full understanding of my invention and of its object and advantages,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device arranged in accordance with apreferred form of my invention; and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of saiddevice.

In accordance with my invention I make use of a hanger having associatedtherewith resilient members which will yield to adjust themselves to agarment supported thereon so as not to draw the garment out of shape. Iprefer to make the hanger in the form of a resilient cross pieceprovided with a suspending member and having inwardly and upwardlyprojecting yielding arms which are free at their inner ends so as toenable them to assume various positions in service.

Referring to the drawing, A represents a cross piece having at themiddle a suspending member 13, these two members constituting thehanger. Secured to the ends of the cross piece are arms C extendingupwardly and inwardly into proximity to the upper end of the suspendingmember, but unattached to the suspending member at their inner ends. Thearms are preferably curved so as approximately to follow the contour ofthe shoulders and the collar portions of a coat, Waist or the like. Iprefer to make the arms resilient so that they can yield under asuperposed load and adapt themselves to the shape of a garment withoutSpecification of Letters latent.

Application filed December 17, 1910.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Serial No. 597,775.

of the arms and of the cross piece affords a double yielding actionwhich gives the supporter capacity to shape itself to garments ofvarious contours and sizes.

In the arrangement shown I have formed the supporter of wire andtherefore, in order to give the cross piece strength without using tooheavy a wire and at the same time make the cross piece resilient, I bendeach half of the cross piece into a loop between the ends thereof, asindicated at D, D, and join the loops by a tie member E. The tie memberstiffens the central portion of the cross piece so as to make it capableof sustaining a considerable weight and leaves the extreme endsresilient. The resiliency of the ends of the cross piece is increased bythe spring action of the loops.

Where the supporter is made of wire the arms C may conveniently beformed by bending up the free ends of the cross piece. In thearrangement shown the members A, B and C are all formed of a singlepiece of wire and I consider this the preferred form, although it isevident that my invention is not limited to this particularconstruction. Where the supporter is made of a single piece of wire, thewire is first doubled in the middle so as to form the suspending member,and it may then be twisted together as at b at the lower end of thesuspending member. The two ends of the wire are then bent laterally inopposite directions, each being bent so as to form one of the loops Dand the free ends are then carried inwardly and upwardly and back againto the ends of the cross piece Where they are secured, thus giving thespring arms the form of elongated loops. Below the cross piece there maybe arranged a secondary supporting member F comprising a U-shaped piecehaving its arms secured to the cross piece. The member F is preferablymade of wire whose ends are looped about the cross piece so as to permitthe member F to be swung about the cross pieces and axis and be foldedup against the suspending member for shipment.

Skirts or trousers may be folded and hung over the member F, keepingtheir position by being balanced thereon. It may some times be desirableto carry about the supporter while it is loaded with garments andtherefore I have provided a lockingdevice for the garments suspended onthemember F so as to prevent displacement of such garments. The lockingdevice need not be used unless it is desired, it being understood thatmy invention is not limited to a supporter having a locking device. Thelooking device may conveniently be made in the form of a member Gsimilar to a key ringbut having its turns 9 and g separated somewhat soas to form a jaw; one end of the member G being carried radially to forma stem The free end of the stem may be provided with a ring 9 which islarge enough to'pass freely over the suspending member B. When thelocking device is not in use it may be lifted and the member G hookedover the cross piece or tie member E. When it is desired to lock agarment upon the member F, the locking device is dropped down into theposition indicated in Fig. 1, engaging the fold in the garment upon themember F in the same way that a clothes to a line.

While I have illustrated and described with particularity only a singleform of my invention I do not desire to be limited to the specificdetails as illustrated and described; but intend covering allconstructions and arrangements which fall within the terms employed inthe definitions of my invention constituting the appended claim.

lVhat I claim is:

A garment supporter comprising a wire cross-piece having a suspendingmember at the middle, each half of the cross-piece being bent into aloop between the ends thereof, a tie connecting the two loops, and armsextending from the free ends of the cross piece upwardly and inwardlytoward the suspending member.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES OONEY.

pin fastens a garment Witnesses:

TI-ros. J. Frrzrn'rmon, E. J. SCHULTZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five. cents each, by,addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, 20.0 l

